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diff --git a/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/customizing-emails.rst b/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/customizing-emails.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3f5b67f768 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/customizing-emails.rst @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +Customizing the content and formatting of emails +================================================ + +Overloading template strings +---------------------------- + +The content of emails is generated based on template strings defined +in ``git_multimail.py``. You can customize these template strings +without changing the script itself, by defining a Python wrapper +around it. The python wrapper should ``import git_multimail`` and then +override the ``git_multimail.*`` strings like this:: + + import sys # needed for sys.argv + + # Import and customize git_multimail: + import git_multimail + git_multimail.REVISION_INTRO_TEMPLATE = """...""" + git_multimail.COMBINED_INTRO_TEMPLATE = git_multimail.REVISION_INTRO_TEMPLATE + + # start git_multimail itself: + git_multimail.main(sys.argv[1:]) + +The template strings can use any value already used in the existing +templates (read the source code). + +Using HTML in template strings +------------------------------ + +If ``multimailhook.commitEmailFormat`` is set to HTML, then +git-multimail will generate HTML emails for commit notifications. The +log and diff will be formatted automatically by git-multimail. By +default, any HTML special character in the templates will be escaped. + +To use HTML formatting in the introduction of the email, set +``multimailhook.htmlInIntro`` to ``true``. Then, the template can +contain any HTML tags, that will be sent as-is in the email. For +example, to add some formatting and a link to the online commit, use +a format like:: + + git_multimail.REVISION_INTRO_TEMPLATE = """\ + <span style="color:#808080">This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script.</span><br /><br /> + + <strong>%(pusher)s</strong> pushed a commit to %(refname_type)s %(short_refname)s + in repository %(repo_shortname)s.<br /> + + <a href="https://github.com/git-multimail/git-multimail/commit/%(newrev)s">View on GitHub</a>. + """ + +Note that the values expanded from ``%(variable)s`` in the format +strings will still be escaped. + +For a less flexible but easier to set up way to add a link to commit +emails, see ``multimailhook.commitBrowseURL``. + +Similarly, one can set ``multimailhook.htmlInFooter`` and override any +of the ``*_FOOTER*`` template strings. diff --git a/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/troubleshooting.rst b/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/troubleshooting.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d3f346f076 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/troubleshooting.rst @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +Troubleshooting issues with git-multimail: a FAQ +================================================ + +Git is not using the right address in the From/To/Reply-To field +---------------------------------------------------------------- + +First, make sure that git-multimail actually uses what you think it is +using. A lot happens to your email (especially when posting to a +mailing-list) between the time `git_multimail.py` sends it and the +time it reaches your inbox. + +A simple test (to do on a test repository, do not use in production as +it would disable email sending): change your post-receive hook to call +`git_multimail.py` with the `--stdout` option, and try to push to the +repository. You should see something like:: + + Counting objects: 3, done. + Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 263 bytes | 0 bytes/s, done. + Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) + remote: Sending notification emails to: foo.bar@example.com + remote: =========================================================================== + remote: Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:39:59 +0200 + remote: To: foo.bar@example.com + remote: Subject: [git] branch master updated: foo + remote: MIME-Version: 1.0 + remote: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 + remote: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit + remote: Message-ID: <20160425163959.2311.20498@anie> + remote: From: Auth Or <Foo.Bar@example.com> + remote: Reply-To: Auth Or <Foo.Bar@example.com> + remote: X-Git-Host: example + ... + remote: -- + remote: To stop receiving notification emails like this one, please contact + remote: the administrator of this repository. + remote: =========================================================================== + To /path/to/repo + 6278f04..e173f20 master -> master + +Note: this does not include the sender (Return-Path: header), as it is +not part of the message content but passed to the mailer. Some mailer +show the ``Sender:`` field instead of the ``From:`` field (for +example, Zimbra Webmail shows ``From: <sender-field> on behalf of +<from-field>``). |